The recognized master of intellectual prose this time appears in the well-forgotten former guise of a lyricist and a subtle psychologist who knows how to discern exciting dramas in everyday life. A little boy loves the one who bullies him. A romantic lover runs away from his beloved through the balcony. A cute young lady electrocutes a cat. Napoleon Bonaparte becomes an honorary member of the boys' gang... It is difficult to part with the heroes of the book and even more difficult to forget them.